Galatians 4:1-2
Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had. They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set.
We all have a set time that God has set for us, and it’s perfect. One thing we all know is that God is constantly working in our lives and providing for us. We know that He has something great in store for each and every one of us and it’s only a matter of time before we get it. It’s a matter of time before He releases it upon us. You ever had a feeling that God is doing something in your life? Something great and big but you have no idea when it’s coming. He’s stirring the pot and eventually it’s going to boil over in the best way possible. But first, we have to wait, there’s patience involved. We have to learn to be patient and trust in His timing. I mean the very concept of time was created by Him. I love how the scripture states that the children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up. Even though they already own everything, they will not receive it until they’ve grown up. I feel like sometimes God is telling us to wait a little longer so we can mature a little more. He’s teaching us as we go, He’s making us into the people He wants to be so that whenever we receive what God has for us, we will be ready. I think the father in this passage knew something that the young children didn’t. He knew that there would be a time when they would be ready for the inheritance. The inheritance was ready for them they just weren’t ready for the inheritance. The father was like, you have to grow up, you have to mature some, you have to live life a little and when you finally get it, you will appreciate it so much more. You ever look back on your life and thank God for doing what He did when He did it? It’s in these moments that we find just how perfect God’s timing is. How He sets us right where we need to be exactly when we need to be there. It’s crazy. God has everything we ever dreamed or wanted, sitting in His hands; but first we have to grow, first we have to be moulded a bit more, first we have to go through life a little bit. It’s like He’s looking down and saying you’re not ready yet, I have a set time for you and when you get to the place I need you to be I will have everything you need. It’s like he has a map and only He knows the route to the destination and He’s guiding us through it. He knows where we have to go and what we have to do to get to the place He needs us to be. The route is preparing us, and sometimes it takes longer than others but there’s a guarantee that we’ll get there exactly when we’re supposed to be.
I think sometimes we spend too much time comparing our journey to someone else’s. We look at how God has blessed others and we start to wonder why ours is taking so long. Don’t look at someone else’s blessings and say why I don't have mines yet. We don’t know how long that person has waited, how bloody the knees are from constant praying. Then it all goes back to the set time that God has for each of us. We may know know what that time is but we know for sure that’s it’s perfect.
All this to say, we each have a set time that God has set for us. We don’t know when this time is but we will know when we’ve arrived. However, in the meantime, let’s enjoy the journey. Let’s draw closer to Him as He draws us closer to our blessings. Let’s dig deeper into and take the time to grow while He is working on what cannot be seen.
Response/Prayer Time
Take the time to respond to what we discussed today. Talk to God about what that inbetween time looks like, pray about trusting in His timing.
I love you and I hope you have an amazing day or evening! Be sure to share this with someone and come back tomorrow for Day 267!
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